Samuel B. Pettengill

Samuel Barrett Pettengill (19 January 1886-20 March 1974) was a member of the US House of Representatives from Indiana's 13th district from 4 March 1931 to 3 March 1933, succeeding Andrew J. Hickey, and for the 3rd district from 4 March 1933 to 3 January 1939, succeeding Eugene B. Crowe and preceding Robert A. Grant.

Biography
Samuel Barrett Pettengill was born in Portland, Oregon on 19 January 1886, and he was raised in Vermont. After graduating from Yale University in 1911, he was admitted to the bar, and he became a member of the Indiana Supreme Court after opening his own practice in South Bend. In 1931, he was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democratic Party member; he became known for his opposition to the New Deal programs of Franklin D. Roosevelt, and he caucused with Republican Party members. He served in the US Congress until 1939, and he died on his farm in Springfield, Vermont in 1974.